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Lyme Regis Museum stands in the heart of the town, just where the beautiful coastlines of Dorset and Devon meet on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. Built on the site of the home of Lyme’s renowned fossilist Mary Anning, the museum is one of the architectural gems of the town and is packed with fascinating displays.  Find out about Lyme’s early and maritime history, its internationally important geology, its fossils and the many significant writers connected with the town, from Jane Austen to John Fowles. 

 

In The Museum

Tour of the MuseumTour of the Museum

Take a step by step tour through Lyme Regis Museum...

Fossils and RocksFossils and Rocks

Here be dinosaurs! The museum’s geology gallery contains a wealth of fossils and tells of the early...

Mary AnningMary Anning

Mary Anning (1799-1847), born on the site of the Museum, is the most famous female fossilist...

Writers and ArtistsWriters and Artists

Lyme has long been a magnet for artists and writers...

The Sea and the CobbThe Sea and the Cobb

The town's fortunes have always been closely bound up with the sea.

What's On at the Museum


Forthcoming museum events

 

 

Guided Fossil Walks

 

 

Rockpooling Rockpooling and
Other walks



Associated events





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